University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 1993 Northern Iowa Women's Basketball 1993-94 University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©1993 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "Northern Iowa Women's Basketball 1993-94" (1993). Athletics Media Guides. 215. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/215 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 993.94 ' e Pieces Togeth ~ .... ~ ... · ~· riJ4i NORTH~- ER N IO·W:A Table of Contents To The Media Welcome to the University of Northern Iowa and Panther Women's Outlook 2 Basketball. Any questions or concerns regarding the team may be directed toward Julie Mitchell, Sports Informa­ Coaches 4 tion student assistant, by calling 319- 273-3100 (office) or 319-266-8776 About UNI 7 (home). Sports Information Director Nancy Justis can be reached in her Players 11 1111111111111111111111111 office at 319-273-6354. Pregame statistics, press notes and Roster 24 game programs will be made available at the press table prior to the start of each contest. Postgame statistics will 1992-93 Review 25 be distributed approximately 15 min­ utes upon the completion of each con­ Opponents 29 test. Visiting SIDs will have access to a telephone for long-distance calls. History 40 A radio courtesy line can be coor­ :1:1::111111111111::1 dinated by calling Justis. Only working media will be al­ Administration 47 lowed access to the press row area. Photographers can obtain courtside Behind the Scenes 48 press passes by requesting them through the Sports Information Office one week Missouri Valley Conference 50 prior to the event. All mail correspondence should Conference Schedule 51 be addressed to: Sports Information Office, University of Northern Iowa, Upper NW UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0314. The Sports Information FAX number is 319-273-3602. 1993-94 Schedule NOVEMBER 27 DRAKE*# 5:15 p.m. 16 CZECH NATIONALS (WEST GYM)# 7:05 p.m 29 CREIGHTON*# 5:15p.m 26 WESTERN ILLINOIS (WEST GYM) # 7:05 p.m FEBRUARY 29 MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY# 5:15 p.m 3 at Southwest Missouri State*# 7:05 p.m DECEMBER 5 at Wichita State*# 2:00 p.m 3-4 at Indiana University Tournament 7:00 p.m 11 BRADLEY *# 7:05 p.m 18 at Arizona State 7:00 p.m 17 ILLINOIS STATE*# 7:05 p.m 20 at Northern Arizona 7:00 p.m 24 at Creighton*# 7:30 p.m 28 NEBRASKA# 7:05 p.m 26 at Drake*# 2:00 p.m 30 MINNESOTA# 7:05 p.m MARCH JANUARY 3 INDIANA STATE*# 7:05 p.m 2 at Southern Illinois*# 2:00 p.m 5 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS*# 1:35p.m 4 at Indiana State*# 7:00 p.m 8-9 Missouri Valley Conference Quarterfinals# 7 WICHITA STATE*# 7:05 p.m 11 Missouri Valley Conference Semifinals 9 SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE*# 1:35p.m 12 Missouri Valley Conference Championship 15 at Bradley*# 7:30 p.m 17 ST. LOUlS UNIVERSITY# 7:05 p.m *-Missouri Valley Conference Game 20 at Illinois State* # 7:00 p.m #-Game broadcast by KCFI Radio 22 at Chicago State 4:15 p.m Home games are in the UNI-Dome unless otherwise indicated; All times are Central and subject to change. 1 The upcoming season for Northern Iowa women's ball handler all the time," Lasswell said. added depth at the post position after playing sparingly the basketball has the potential to be one of the most exciting Amos will also be the likely team-leader on the floor. last two years. Also able to shoot from the outside, in years for the Panthers. Head coach Terri Lasswell "She does a good job in terms of a liaison between me and Lasswell said that if she stays healthy, Volbrecht will be returns four starters from last year's 10-17 team which the people on the floor," Lasswell said. one to take some of the pressure off Street. made its first trip to the Missouri Valley Conference Street is UNI' s two-year starter at forward. Last "Those three kids right there - Dillard, McCoy and Tournament and recorded UNI' s best record in a decade. season she started 24 games, shot .426 from the field, led Volbrecht - that's a pretty solid group. They give us the Entering her fifth year as head coach, Lasswell' s four the team in rebounds and ranked second in scoring. depth we need to have, and we can go on with all three of seniors are the combination of her first two recruiting "She's a gutsy player," Lasswell said. "She likes to those kids at the same time, and I'm still really confident," classes at UNI after she was hired in April of 1989. Losing get in there and mix it up. She's the person a lot of people Lasswell said. only one starter to graduation, the Panthers are looking to don't like, and she likes Sophomores make even bigger strides up the MVC ladder. that." C arrie Jaspers , The one starter graduating, however, was Ann Miller, Street's versatility is Melanie Willadsen the Panthers' leader in nearly every offensive category, vital to the Panthers' of­ and Becky Simonson including scoring ~. Lasswell believes the Panthers can fense, with her ability to also have a year's ex­ replace Miller, not with one individual, but with team­ shoot outside, as well as perience to build on work and the confidence Miller left behind. post up, although and will most cer­ "To focus on replacing her would be wrong. I think Lasswell noted that both tainly see more action what we do is appreciate the fact she was here, and we look Street and Robbins need in the coming season. at the things that she left behind ... .I don't think it's going to cut down on turnovers Recruits to be a single person ... .The four seniors we have coming this year. Lasswell in are going to make up statistically what Ann did," Robbins and signed Karen·Fenske Lasswell said. McFadden shared time of Ellsworth, Wis., Seniors Julie Street, Katie McFadden, Chris Robbins at the post position, and Kelley Westhoff and Traci Amos have plenty of playing experience which, where both elevated their of Dubuque, Iowa, along with added depth on the bench, will be a key to the game throughoutthe sea­ last fall. During the Panthers' success next season. son. McFadden had a spring signing period, "Last year was a turning point for us ... ," Lasswell team-leading 20 blocked she added Kate shots last year, while Robbins was fourth on the team in Lawler of Rochester, Minn., and Briettney Davis of rebounding. Lasswell said Robbins' percentage shooting Spokane, Wash. Davis and Fenske both broke their high said. "We will take the floor with more confidence.... I (.529) ranked as one of the better in the Valley, but added school scoring records, giving the Panthers new scoring think people are starting to recognize that we are very that the senior will have to take more shots. McFadden threats after the loss of Miller. Lawler, whose sister now "Taking the floor with more confi­ competitive ... and we are there to play." increased her range and can shoot with either hand, but plays basketball for the University of Minnesota, led her dence is part of building the tradi­ For the Panthers to improve on last year's record, needs to run the floor better in transition. team in scoring while guiding them to the Minnesota they will also have to win the close games in the end. Other Letterwinners Class A state championship last season. tion. Every year the people that UNI lost seven games by an average of six points. Juniors Nikki Dillard and Wendy McCoy will likely Schedule leave, leave us with more confi­ Returning Starters be fighting for a starting position at guard. Both saw some UNI' s schedule is a little easier this year, with four of dence. Again, it's that ownership Amos started 22 of 27 games last season at the action as starters last year and will need to step in in place its first eight games played at home before the start of the guard position where she was a constant threat to of Miller. Dillard's quickness has been her greatest asset New Year. The Panthers will face new opponents this thing." opponents from the outside, knocking down 28 three­ as a defensive specialist. Her athleticism also pays off for year in their first appearance at the Indiana University -Head coach Terri Lasswell pointers. "She's a shooter, but she didn't come to us as the Panther track team as a member of several winning Tournament in early December and when they face Ari­ a shooter. She came to us as kind of a defensive relay teams last year. zona State and Northern Arizona State on a semester­ specialist - somebody who's going to just dog the Laura Volbrecht, another junior, gives the Panthers break trip to the Southwest. 2 3 UNI Coaches (L-R) : Colleen Heimstead, Head Coach Terri Laswell and Mark Ackerman. "We want to play and we want to win. The first step of that is that we had to real­ ize that, and I think we have.